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China is trying to influence the AI data center debate in the United States. How effective it’s been is another question.X said on Thursday that it uncovered a 200,000-strong Chinese bot farm and that a couple hundred of those accounts posted disparaging content about data centers “in a manner that…
Under President Donald Trump, the Transportation Security Administration is seeking to replace federal TSA screeners with private contractors in more airport security lines.Twenty US airports already use private screeners through the TSA’s Screening Partnership Program, or SPP, which launched in 2004 and operates under TSA oversight. Eight are Montana airports,…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Teagan Trapp, 24, a Canadian based in Kelowna, British Columbia, who buys and sells real estate in the US through his company Blue Peak Ventures. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I grew up in Regina, Saskatchewan, all my…
The situation is relatable to anyone who has been in a parent WhatsApp chat: one person says something ridiculous, and everyone else has to react with varying degrees of politeness or directness. Side chats ensue, tensions start to boil.Oreogate is a series of viral Instagram posts from user @ashleighjamz about…
Some tech types believe that China has duped Americans into hating AI data centers.Now those voices believe they have proof: A report from Elon Musk’s X, posted Thursday night, that said it found 200 accounts “posting in a manner that could manipulate a legitimate debate about American AI and energy…
The Trump administration is once again trying to limit eligibility for a major student-loan forgiveness program.On Thursday, the Department of Education appealed a June ruling that blocked its plan to narrow the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program from taking effect.PSLF forgives student debt for government and nonprofit workers after 10…
Kevin Warsh told us more about his big plans for the Federal Reserve.The newly minted chair gave his first keynote address at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium on Friday morning to a group of investors, economists, and journalists.From AI optimism to monetary policy outlook, here are Business Insider’s biggest takeaways.’Don’t…
US forces stationed at the southern border used a laser weapon to shoot down three cartel-linked drones this week, the military said Thursday.Drug cartels have been increasingly using uncrewed aerial systems to support operations. US troops at the border have responded with a range of counter-drone weapons, including directed-energy systems…
There really is a difference between knowing your friends and knowing their shower schedules.I found that out, among many other things — like how one of my friends watches the same 30 minutes of “Legally Blonde” on mute before bed, or how another likes to call unofficial dibs on the…
Western militaries are learning lessons on modern warfare through the training they provide Ukrainian troops, but one NATO commander says they need to distinguish between what Ukraine does because it works and what it does because it didn’t have a better choice.Norway is leading Operation Legio, a multinational effort to train…
